Amusement device



S. P. CHAPMAN.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICAHON FILED JAN.12. 191a.

Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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WITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL P. CHAPMAN, 0F DUBLIN, GEORGIA.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Application filed January 12, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, SAMUEL P. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dublin, in the county of Laurens and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an amusement device, and the object is to provide in connection with a supporting framework a rotating member carrying a plurality of areoplanes, and means for causing the areoplanes to travel at varying elevations during their movement in a circular path.

A further object is to provide a rotating member and a supporting device or track which may be placed in any desired angular position for controlling the position of the aeroplanes, and causing them to travel in an undulatory path.

A still further object is to provide means for automatically maintaining the correct position of the aeroplanes during the operation of the apparatus.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a view of the device in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is also a side elevation, one side being broken away, and certain of the elements being in different position from the position of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the means for attaching the aeroplanes.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary viewof a portion of the mounting means for the rotating element.

The framework includes a base comprising a plurality of members 10 and 12, while upwardly inclined members 14: are secured to the ends of said members first named and approach each other at the upper portion of the framework where a bearing member 15 is provided for the accommodation of the vertically mounted shaft 16. This shaft 16 carries a pulley 17 having connection with any suitable source of power.

The cross arm 18 is rotated by the shaft 16 and carries at the ends thereof a plurality of aeroplanes which are caused to travel in a circular path when the apparatus is in operation. The brackets 20 provide bearings for rollers 21 supporting cross arm 18 on ring member 22 the latter being pivotally supported on opposite sides by pins 22. Member 22 is capable of angular movement and throws cross arm 18 into a corresponding Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Serial No. 211,609.

angular position. The pivotal point of the cross arm is shown at 24L and the position of this arm is governed by means of a manually op rated device including an arm :25 connected at 26 with a bell crank lever 27, the opposite end of which lever is connected with a rod 28 which controls the position of ring member 22, thereby tilting the cross arm or returning the latter to a horizontal position. Bracing means for the cross arm include stay wires or cables 27 secured at points 28.

The areoplanes are each maintained in correct position by means of cables 30 and 31 connected with the opposite ends of levers 32 and 33, one of these lovers being carried by the cross arm and the other by one of the aeroplanes. These levers 32 and 33 are connected by a rod or rods 84 with a frame 35 on the upper portion of the main shaft.

The aeroplane includes a body portion 40 and a plurality of wings 11 and 4.2, rollers or small wheels being provided at 43 for contact with the ground when the end of the arm 18 is depressed for lOELCllDg' or unloading purposes. The spring 15 mounted between two arms 46 17 is designed to prevent the areoplane from swinging outwardly from its direct path of travel when the machine is in motion. Each aeroplane is connected with the cross arm at 48 by means of a suitable connecting device 49 and is capable of movement with reference to the cross arm so that the aeroplanes may drop in the direction shown in Fig. 2 when the machine is not in open tion.

A swinging seat for the passengers is shown at 38. The upper part 38' of the seat frame appears in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the latter being a top plan view. During the unloadin operation the angle of the ring member 22 is changed permitting one of the aeroplanes to approach the ground and the plane gradually assumes an approxiin ately vertical position. the rear end finally resting on the ground. When the passen gers have alighted the rotation of the device causes the plane to rise and at the same time owing to the inclination of the ring member 22, the other plane will descend for unloading. The seats: are, of course, maintained in their normal or vertical position in view of the pivotal mounting thereof.

"What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a framework, a vertically mounted shaft therein, a cross arm mounted on said shaft and rotated thereby, means for changing the angular position of the cross arm during rotation, passenger carrying devices supported by the cross arm, said means for changing the angular position of the cross arm including an annular track member the opposite sides of Which are pivotally mounted, and means for tilting the annular track member to various positions.

2. In a device of the class described, a framework, a vertical shaft mounted therein, a cross arm carried by said shaft and rotated thereby, means for mounting the cross arm and permitting its position to be shifted in a vertical plane, an annular track member, means carried by the cross arm and bearing on said ring member, and means for tilting the track member to various positions.

3. In a device of the class described, a framework, a shaft mounted for rotation therein, a cross arm carried by the shaft and rotated thereby, an annular and pivotally mounted track member, means for changing the angular relation thereof for shifting the position of the cross arm during rotation, aeroplanes pivotally connected at their forward portions with the ends of the cross arm, and resilient devices for limiting lateral swinging movement of the aeroplanes during the rotation of the shaft and cross arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' SAMUEL P. CHAPMAN.

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